Stubbs Original BBQ Sauce (3/5)

Stubbs offers up an antidote for folks who don’t like the “traditional BBQ sauce” – the typical thick and sweet KC-style BBQ sauces. The Original Bar-B-Q sauce is very thin and has a tangy, sweet, salty kinda vibe going to it – without any smokiness, chunks, or heat. I thought the taste was decent – simple and not too aggressive or bold – and nothing too objectionable.

For negatives, I thought the sauce was quite thin. And that’s usually OK, but if I’m the unsuspecting buyer and I get home from from the store thinking I’ll try a great new BBQ sauce on some spareribs or some chicken, and you go to pour a little sauce out and whooooosh it’s splattered out everywhere.

That’s not a problem if called out on the label. It could be marketed like a mop sauce… “just keep slopping it on” is the motto for those sauces. And just like this one, you can keep mopping it on without fearing of burning up all the sugars…. (see the label, very low in sugar). The way to fix is to call it out as NC style, or a mop sauce, or recommend specific cooking instructions on the side.

"Pour it on Thick" shouldn't be on this label

Bottom Line:
The ingredients don’t offend me and shouldn’t offend anyone else – no gluten, no HFCS, no bad stuff. But if you are used to grilling with Kraft or Sweet Baby Ray’s and you try to mix it up with Stubbs, you just have to know what you’re getting. A thin, but decent sauce. Looking forward to trying some of their other flavors soon.

Comments

I’ve used Stubb’s marinades and like them. I haven’t used any of the BBQ sauces, but based on this I think they may be similar to the marinades. I’d probably like it since I tend to prefer mustard-vinegar sauces.

This should have got 1 star. I bought a bottle of this and was extremely disappointed I paid for it. So watered down and the taste is very light. You’ll have to marinade your meat in it overnight and then coat it several times while grilling to actually taste anything. I have been grilling for over 20 years and this one is bad.

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